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Renton Public Library
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Playgrounds Parks & Trails
100 Mill Ave S
Renton,
Washington
(425) 430-6610
Nice location
It is right near a park and built over the river. You can definitely make an afternoon of this....
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It is right near a park and built over the river. You can definitely make an afternoon of this. Pack a lunch and eat at the picnic tables. The library itself is very well stocked and the staff are all polite and helpful. Plenty of parking. They have story time and special events you should also look into. The train goes right past and my son always gets a kick out of that.
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Nice Alley
It is really just your typical bowling alley. Not the cleanest place in the world but none really...
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It is really just your typical bowling alley. Not the cleanest place in the world but none really are. They have that glow in the dark bowling which is fun. The shoes I got were clean and new which is a huge plus for me. Nothing worse than old stinky bowling shoes! The staff were polite. Parking is ample and the building has easy access from Sunset Blvd. I recommend this bowling alley.
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Mt Olivet Cemetery Inc
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Playgrounds Parks & Trails
100 Blaine Ave NE
Renton,
Washington
(425) 255-0323
Beautiful Cemetery
Mt. Olivet Cemetery is the most beautiful cemetery in the area in my opinion. It's on the top of...
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Mt. Olivet Cemetery is the most beautiful cemetery in the area in my opinion. It's on the top of the hill towards the Renton Highlands and overlooks Lake Washington and Seattle. They have no rules or restrictions on flowers and grave ornaments and let you grieve the way you need to. They have a pretty Gazebo on one end and grave markers dating way back into the 1800's. We were told that the Indians were buried on one side and the whites on another when the cemetery was first started.
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Fairwood Library
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Playgrounds Parks & Trails
17009 140th Ave SE
Renton,
Washington
(425) 226-0522
Nice Library
My family frequents the Fairwood Library every week. It's a smaller library but also not lacking...
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My family frequents the Fairwood Library every week. It's a smaller library but also not lacking in the books and other items to borrow. The library has a really nice feel to it and when you walk in, they have a display case filled with different collections of people that live nearby. The librarians are very friendly and eager to answer any questions you need answered.
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Cedar River Trail
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Playgrounds Parks & Trails
Renton,
Washington
(425) 430-6700
Good, peaceful riverside walking trail
My favorite places to access the Cedar River walking trail are at Cedar River Park, Renton Library,...
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My favorite places to access the Cedar River walking trail are at Cedar River Park, Renton Library, Renton Senior center, and Renton Stadium. The trail stretches for more than 5 miles and follows the Cedar river which is a great place to see birds, watch the salmon runs, catch boating views on Lake Washington, and watch small airplane take offs and landings. Even the views of Boeing are of some interest. I've spotted many mergansers, kingfisher, grebes, many duck species, great blue heron, little green heron among others. Cherry trees bloom in spring. Many picnic facilities, river access for small boats and inner tubes.
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Gene Coulon Park
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Playgrounds Parks & Trails
1201 Lake Washington Blvd. N.
Renton,
Washington
(425) 430-6700
The beach and boat place in Renton
This park is easy to get to from I-405, just one block west of Exit 5. There is a lot of parking...
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This park is easy to get to from I-405, just one block west of Exit 5. There is a lot of parking but it often fills up early. Same for the parking near Ivars/Kidd Valley. I've never seen the boat launch parking to fill up. Has a short trail that will soon connect up to the Cedar River trail, a small island with nesting birds, lots of play facilities -- vollyball, horseshoe, tennis, playground for children. Its a good place to find birds and sea gulls and also a nutria. Its home to Clam lights at Christmas. The native plantings smell wonderful at times -- my favorites are the roses and the honeysuckle privet which they convinced me to plant in my yard. Great views of Mount Rainier up the trail and good sunsets over the Olympics.
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Philip Arnold Park
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Playgrounds Parks & Trails
720 Jones Ave. S.
Renton,
Washington
(425) 430-6700
Family oriented park with plenty of room to run and nearby views
This park is dominated by the baseball field but has several swing sets and tennis courts. Getting...
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This park is dominated by the baseball field but has several swing sets and tennis courts. Getting to the park is not easy -- get a map since access is via a country road. Down the road is a huge electrical relay station that is interesting and many blackberry bushes line the road. Also, their are trails running down the power lines that are a favorite of mountain bikers. The views are of Renton, Seattle, Bellevue, Lake Washington and the Olympics, but you have to hike down the road a bit -- the road is blocked at top to limit through traffic.
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Access to interesting and unusual birding place
This is the place to go to see great blue herons and other birds. The area is under governance by...
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This is the place to go to see great blue herons and other birds. The area is under governance by King County Metro due to the sewage treatment facility. They've done a nice job of turning the post treatment ponds into a lovely stroll with native plant life restoring the water purity. The trail loops around the dam on the black river which was pulled out of the pipes when Boeing put in their headquarters and goes past the treatment ponds and back over onto Boeing property with their native plantings. See all sorts of winter ducks and unusuals.
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Apogee Pub and Restaurant is known for their chicken and chips but great sandwiches, too
This bar is always packed. It has a restaurant that shares the same kitchen/menu without the pub...
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This bar is always packed. It has a restaurant that shares the same kitchen/menu without the pub atmosphere next door. I love their prawns, the chicken is good, my husband eats this roast beef packed with rare beef and onion. They serve everything with tons of home fries. Its behind Safeway in the Fairwood area, up 140th from Maple Valley Highway. Good beer, pool tables, big screen tv with sports.
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Play It Again Sports -- Good value on used exercise equipment
I tried this store when I was looking for part for my stationary bicycle and found that they had a...
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I tried this store when I was looking for part for my stationary bicycle and found that they had a large number of used exercise equipment including many bicycles, treadmills and the like, even one that could have qualified as an antique. The store is packed with items and the staff very friendly and helpful. A good way to save money.
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